2. Book Launch! Finally It’s Official! :-)))
Marina Lee, CEO & Founder of Women In Tech Network is one of the contributors in a book called Women Change The World (Arrianna
Huffington and other major CEOs together have 100 Million reach) See Women In Tech Network’s Fast & Furious Progress!
http://ow.ly/uw7Ok
3. Our Solutions to 4.2% Women Entrepreneurs Funded, Study by Standford published by INC: http://ow.ly/uR4fC
Join us for our Women in Tech Network Presents Panel Discussion: From Seed to VC, Insights into the Funding
Process from Tech Leaders for Women Startups (Sold-Out event with 1,262+ RSVPs) WITNETWORK.eventbrite.com We
have become the largest attendees event in Women Tech Startup Ecosystem!
A few words from Councilman Mike Bonin - from the Office of LA Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Keynote: Marianne Williamson
Hildy Shandell (COO, Numecent - $14 Million Funded 2013 & Former VC)
Kimberly Kovacs (Executive Vice President, Solium | Founder & Former CEO, OptionEase | Acquired November 2012)
Matt Newman (CEO and Lead Engineer at Newman Infinite)
Barbara Boxer (BELLE Capital USA Fund)
Eva Ho (Partner at Susa Ventures & Founding Team at Applied Semantics - Renamed Google AdSense)
6. May 21st Panelist: Hildy Shandell (COO,
Numecent - $14 Million Funded 2013 & Former VC)
Hildy Shandell has over two decades of success working with private and public technology companies in a multitude of operating, strategic, transactional
and investing roles. She has worked with Numecent as our Chief Operating Officer since November of 2010.
Previously, Hildy was a Venture Partner with Opus Capital, a $1 billion early stage venture capital fund, where she sourced and evaluated investment
opportunities in multiple enterprise and consumer markets. She has also advised start-ups on business and go-to-market strategy, potential strategic
alliances and financial/operational infrastructure.
Previously, Hildy was Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Genesis Microchip, where she was instrumental in the sale of the company to
STMicroelectronics at a 65% premium to market, the largest industry premium in recent years. While at Genesis, she accelerated new product launches
through a technology licensing program and designed an acquisition strategy to strengthen the company's portfolio of differentiated technology. Prior to
Genesis, Ms. Shandell was Vice President of Corporate Development at Broadcom. In that role, she completed close to $300 million of acquisitions
which achieved 80% of the targeted sources of value and 95% retention of key talent.
Before joining Broadcom, Hildy was Chief Operating Officer of 3Dlabs, having been promoted from CFO, to lead global operations. Prior roles included
Managing Director of the Renaissance Fund, a $150 million private equity fund, and partner at two major international law firms.
7. Women In Tech Network contributed to Book: Women Change The World (May 2014) by Michelle Patterson
(President and CEO) Marina Lee, CEO & Founder of Women In Tech Network is feature as one of 40 Powerful
Women in this book. Maria Shriver put California Women’s Conference on the map - The California Women’s
Conference Keynote 2014: Arianna Huffington of The Huffington Post
This year, they are bringing together the CEOs from some of the top blogs in the world on one stage:
EmpowHER, BlogHer, DailyWorth, and Huffington Post with Women Network bringing them together. Collectively,
these media sites reach over 100 million people!
The conference driven by women’s issues that brought actresses Marcia Cross and Tippi Hedren and other celebrities to Long Beach will return next spring. The California Women’s Conference, which normally took place in the fall, will be on May 20 and 21 in
conjunction with Women Network Day, which “celebrates women supporting women and giving back to one another,” said Michelle Patterson, Women Network president and CEO. ”We are taking a moment and creating a movement!” Patterson said in an
announcement Monday.
“For nearly 30 years, the California Women’s Conference women have provided a forum for building successful businesses and positively influencing the world around them, hosting such influential personalities as Oprah Winfrey, Goldie Hawn, and First Lady
Michelle Obama.”
This will be Patterson’s second year conference, which is inspired by the women’s event that started nearly 30 years ago under Long Beach resident and former Gov. George Deukmejian and his wife, Gloria Deukmejian. That conference continued under the
Governor’s Office and was made popular under former state first
lady Maria Shriver.
8. Women In Tech Network is
a Media Partner at California
Women Conference May 19th
& 20th (Arianna Huffington of
The Huffington Post is the
Key Note), Marina Lee (CEO
& Founder) is a Contributor to
Book: Women Change The
World, Book Signing and a
Women Network Board
Advisory Member
9. May 6th (35)
Volunteers Dinner
Meeting: Planning &
Logistics (For May 21st
witnetwork.eventbrite.co
m 1262 RSVPs SOLD
OUT Event) Pix:
http://ow.ly/wHpef
11. Media
Partner with
Technology
Investor
Forum (formerly
VCs in The OC)
May 22, 2014
7:00 a.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Hotel Irvine Jamboree Center
Orange County, CA
TIF2014.com
Featured Keynote:
Brendan Iribe, CEO
Oculus VR
Inside the $2 Billion Facebook Deal: How This Orange County Startup
Made it Big!
The Technology Investor Forum is the evolution of VC in the OC, one
of OCTANe's most popular signature events. Given the expanding
regional innovation economy, the Technology Investor Forumwill
deliver a broader investor base and showcase even more high-tech
companies!
What's more, it will continue to be the largest investment, high growth,
and innovation conference in Southern California. With nearly 1,000
attendees, hundreds of companies, and dozens of investors, it is the
one conference that all tech, life science, and cleantech CEOs,
entrepreneurs, and investors must attend.
14. Women Entrepreneur & Investor Series
- Women In Tech Network
Here are some of the reasons we created Women Entrepreneur & Investor Series - Women In Tech Network:
1) What This Female CEO Learned About Gender Bias After Pitching 200 VCs
2) Why It's Harder For Women to Raise VC Funds
3) Venture investor Aileen Lee says women executives are almost as hard ... at Silicon Valley's top-valued venture-backed companies as unicorns.
4) INC: Women Entrepreneurs receives only 4.2 percent of VC funding, according to new research from Stanford University’s Clayman Institute for Gender Research.
5) Harvard Business Review: The Unnatural Selection of Male Entrepreneurs written by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic http://ow.ly/umaM0
6) (Fox Business) Study: Investors Prefer Men’s Startup Pitches http://ow.ly/uHDy4
7) (WSJ) Kleiner Perkins Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Drags On
Solutions & WIT Network’s Objectives: Women Influencers, Key Contributors and Advisors helping in Changing The Ratio working with our Women In Tech Network and Ecosystem!
See 8 Pix Slides: http://ow.ly/u9D58
1) Women Entrepreneur & Investor Series Events
2) Platform to connect Women Entrepreneurs and Investors (Sourcing for Investors who will invest in Women Co-Led Companies. We vet and accelerate the funding process. We are
the Connective-Tissue between Women Entrepreneurs & Investors.) (Launching)
3) Media Platform to feature success stories of Funded Women Entrepreneurs (We showcase a dozen of successful Women Co-Led Companies as well as those in Silicon Valley to
inspire. (Launching)
4) Angel Capital Fund (Coming Soon)
5) Galvanizing more Women In Tech and Placing them in Early Stage, Seres A or B Companies (Launching)
Let's galvanize Influencers and help Change The Ratio. We need each and everyone of your help to make this happen. Thank you for your interest and support! Together we can do
great things! :-) Greatly appreciate your interest and commitment to growing our LA/SoCal Tech Startup Ecosystem.
15. Women Entrepreneur & Investor Series -
Women In Tech Network
http://womentechinvestors2.eventbrite.com/
AGENDA (Note: VIP Networking Event for VIP Special Invites 7 to 8pm pst) Who Will Attend:
● 7-8pm Check-in and Networking (Appetizers, Delectable Desserts & Wine will be served)
● 8-9:30pm Panel and Q&A
● 9:30-10pm More Networking: Wrap up the evening with conversations with your like-minded Tech Startups Peeps
Who Will Attend: In attendance will be Venture Capital Partners and Angel Investors for over 10+ firms. Also mix and mingle with Entrepreneurs and Start-up company representatives from over 100
companies.
Tech startups, venture capitalists, angels, small business owners, media and entertainment professionals, retail owners, entrepreneurs, mobile, Internet, digital media, startups, service providers, legal, financial
services, banks, investors.
Attendees: 1,262 RSVPs
Impressive list of attendees (Plus myriad of Women Entrepreneurs/Tech Startups): Evite (Acquired by Liberty Media), DocStoc, Goldman Sachs, ShoeDazzle, Adly, Merrill Lynch, ShowKit, Deutsche Bank, Hulu,
Busby, Applliq, TigerText, Scopely, Advanstar Communications (Acquisition: ENK International), Fan Appz, JP Morgan, Demand Media, Sensing Places, The Walt Disney Company, Go Fast Pay, Preact
(Launch Pad LA), J. Hilburn, Freeman Freeman & Smiley LLP, TigerLead Solutions, Hautelook (Acquired by Nordstrom), Knoll, Ernst & Young, The Israel Conference, Molecular Recipes,Numecent, Manatt,
CAA Venture, Taurus Capital Management, YourKidVid, Fandango, Patch of Land, City National Bank, Otozip, Gadbys Affair LLC, Stubbs Alderton, Consul Representative (Startup Community abroad) and
more
16. WIT Media Launch in May
2014
Featuring notable Women In Tech, Women
Investors, Women Co-Led Companies,
Women Entrepreneur friendly Investors and
our Champions in SoCal Tech Startup
Ecosystem & Silicon Valley.
18. ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPO MAY 30TH - JUNE 1ST
@BARKERHANGAR SANTA MONICA, CA
Keynote: Elon Musk of Teslar &
Space X
Panelist at
America’s
Startup Expo:
Marina Lee
Press Release was picked up by
Yahoo! Finance and Reuters
confirming the interest in the
market regarding entrepreneurship
in America.
19. Invited to be an ADVISOR
Women In Tech Network is invited to be an Advisor
for C-Launcher Startups Competition on October 23,
2014
at C Launcher Awards and Silicon Beach Event
20. Media Partner with The Israel
Conference in Oct 29-30http://www.theisraelconference.org/
ver 70 ExOver 70 Executives of Global Firms
Yossi Vardi Godfather of Israel High Tech
Dov Moran Founder & CEO Comigo
Rob LoCascio Founder & CEO LivePerson
Graham Weston Chairman & Co-founder Rackspace
Ynon Kreiz Executive Chairman Maker Studios
Sophie Blum Founder of P&G Israel House of Innovation
Guy Horowitz Head of Corporate Business Development, Israel Deutsche Telekom AG
Renu Bhatia VP, Sales and Partnerships Marvell Semiconductor
Dan Winters VP, External Development/Talent Acquisition Activision
Nagraj Kashyap SVP, Ventures Qualcomm
Tal Simantov General Manager AOL On
Yonah Lloyd President SodaStream
Noa Tishby Israeli Actress, Producer, Model & Singer
Gilad Novik Chief Technology Officer Horizons Ventures
Ido Hacohen Head of Partner EcoSystem LivePerson
and more
21. Inaugural Women Investor SeriesInaugural Prominent Women Investors
Series - Women In Tech Network (Eva
Ho, VC - Susa Ventures, Renee LaBran
VC - Rustic Canyon/FontisPartners, LP,
Alexa Fisher, VC - Correlation Ventures,
Alyse Killeen, VC - Clearstone Venture
Partners & Victoria Cheng, VC - Core
Innovation Capital) had 206 Attendees
with LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Reps,
Consulate of Finland Rep, Women
Entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 Executive
Advisors & Key Contributors, The Fiskers
(Bio Tech VC and Fisker Automotive &
Teslar Designer) and even a Rockefeller:
womentechinvestorspanel.eventbrite.com
22. Inaugural Women Investor SeriesInaugural Prominent Women Investors
Series - Women In Tech Network (Eva
Ho, VC - Susa Ventures, Renee LaBran
VC - Rustic Canyon/FontisPartners, LP,
Alexa Fisher, VC - Correlation Ventures,
Alyse Killeen, VC - Clearstone Venture
Partners & Victoria Cheng, VC - Core
Innovation Capital) had 206 Attendees
with LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Reps,
Consulate of Finland Rep, Women
Entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 Executive
Advisors & Key Contributors, The Fiskers
(Bio Tech VC and Fisker Automotive &
Teslar Designer) and even a Rockefeller:
womentechinvestorspanel.eventbrite.com
25. Feb 4th: Women Entrepreneur & Investor Series - Women In Tech
Network’s Monthly Dinner Event
(See 50+ Pix of Feb 4th):
https://www.facebook.com/WomenInTechNetwork/photos_stream
Pix - 29 Influential Women on 2/4/2014 our last
event who have gathered together to be the
Game Changer in SoCal Tech Startup
Ecosystem!
Ann Greenberg (Co-Founded Company -
Acquired by Sony for $260 Million in 2008)
Hildy Shandell (COO - Numecent - received
$14 Million last year)
Judy Hsieh (COO - Nasty Gal - $50 Million
Funded last year)
(Just to name a few)
26. Women In
Tech Network
is a Media
Partner
with
DEW Expo
A 3-Days Event at Hyatt in Century
City
Feb 18-20 Digital Entertainment
World
As you may already know, we were Media Partners
with a 3 Days Event at Digital Entertainment World Feb 18-20 DEWexpo.com (Tech &
Entertainment Mega Event in LA with Fortune Billion Dollar Golden Boy, Box CEO
Aaron Levie and other Tech & Entertainment Leaders!) ($995 per ticket)
27. Women
Investor Series -
Women In Tech
Network is a
Media Partner
with
Launch Fest (Feb
24-Feb 36)
and
Launch Hackathon
(Feb 21-Feb 23) We are also Media Partners with Launch Fest: http://events.launch.co/festival 800+ attendees (Up to $5,000 per
28. March 11th: Women Entrepreneur & Investor Series - Women
In Tech Network’s Monthly Dinner Event
29. March 13th - Women Investor Series - Women In Tech
Network: (Committee Team Member of 3rd Annual) Toshiba Golf
Classics. Afternoon with Amy Alcott, LPGA Legend and World
Golf Hall of Fame Member - Sponsored by Toshiba, UPS, Merrill
Lynch & more.
The 2rd Annual Women’s Business Day and Golf Clinic at the Toshiba Classic
Held on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Newport Beach Country Club. The
Women’s Business Day and Golf Clinic hosted 250 executive women. This special
Event highlighted the accomplishments of OC’s leading women in business.
Providing networking opportunities for all. It promoted and encouraged women to engage In the wonderful sport of golf.
30. Media Partner - OCTANE: OC Mobile Conference
We assisted OCTANE: Orange County Mobile Conference as their Media Partner on March 27, 2014.
http://www.octaneoc.org/event/oc-mobile-conference-2/
31. April 8th: Women Entrepreneur & Investor Series - Women In
Tech Network’s Monthly Dinner Event
32. Media Partner with City of LA (Building
LA Tech Startup Ecosystem) on April 28th
34. Marina Lee was a Panelist,
Susan Arete was the
Moderator on the same
Panel. Susan was able to
create her own Panel on
Friday.
Women In Tech Network was
asked to bring 2 investors to
be featured at Friday morning
Panel: Money Talks - Going
from Angel and Beyond, the
day before Disrupt LA Tech
Summit and we made it
happen!
35. Table for Outreach
(80 to 90% Women
Attendees came by and
wanted more info at
PIF 600 Event and
Media Partner on April
28th (6 to 9pm)
36. Women Investor Series - Women In Tech Network is a
Media Partner with Vator - Splash
We are assisting Vator Splash (May 6-7, 2014): http://vator.tv/events/splash-oak-may-2014/sponsors Past Speakers:
Mark Pincus (Zyngo CEO), Tony Hsieh (Zappos CEO), Dick Costolo (Twitter CEO), Tim
Westerngren (Pandora Founder) and more Speakers 2014 (2 Days Event - 76+ Speakers &
Investors): http://vator.tv/events/splash-oak-may-2014/speakers
James Freeman,Founder & CEO, Blue Bottle Coffee
Danny Kennedy, Co-founder, Sungevity
Mitch Kapor, Founder, Kapor Center for Social Impact
Jeff Clavier, Founder, Managing Partner,SoftTech VC
Tony Conrad, Venture Partner, True Ventures
Benjamin Ling, Partner, Khosla Ventures
Rob Goldman, Mobile Ad Monetization, Facebook
Rebecca Lynn, Partner, Morgenthaler Ventures
Sharon Wienbar, Partner, ScaleVenture Partners
Howard Hartenbaum,Partner, August Capital
Gil Penchina, Angel Investor
Yousuf Bhaijee,Head of Mobile User Acquisition, Disney Mobile (formerly Tapulous)
Tim Brady, Founder & Partner, Image K12
Charlie Brock,CEO & President, Launch Tennessee
Gleb Budman,Founder & CEO, Backblaze
Carol Carpenter, CMO,ClearSlide
Tim Chang, Managing Director, Mayfield Fund
Wayee Chu, Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
Rob Coneybeer, Founder & Partner, Shasta Ventures
Drew Curtis,Founder & CEO, Fark.com
Noah Doyle, Managing Director,Javelin Venture Partners
Tim Draper, Founder & Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Shane Dyer, Founder, Arraynet
Steven Fan, Head of Mobile Corporate Development, Yahoo!
Malay Gandhi, Chief Strategy Officer, Rockhealth
Ashu Garg, General Partner, Foundation Capital
Alastair Goldfisher, Venture Capital Journal, Thomson Reuters
Alex Gurevich, Partner, Javelin Venture Partners
Neal Hansch, Incubator Managing Director, MEST
Jed Katz, Managing Director, Javelin Venture Partners
Erik Moore, Founder and Managing Partner, Base Ventures
Wes Selke, Managing Director, Better Ventures and more
39. Article on The Glass
Hammer
Hadley featured Women In Tech Network:
Flavia Sparacino and Marina Lee
http://www.theglasshammer.com/news/201
4/03/26/when-it-comes-to-innovating-in-
tech-age-is-nothing-but-a-number/#more-
12688
40. Business Daily News Article:http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/5790-women-small-business-loan-tips.html